ENTRIES

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Attendance is FREE!

Come out Saturday and Sunday to cheer on Canada’s best young athletes in the Hershey Canadian Indoor U18/U20 Championships.

Once again, the Saturday evening schedule will feature national and international stars in the Grand Prix d’Athlétisme de Montréal. Click here for more information about Canada’s most anticipated indoor track and field event of the season.

THE MEDALS

ARRIVAL IN MONTREAL

Airport
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is located 20 kilometres from downtown (approximately 30 minutes) and about 25 minutes from Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard. YUL is served by Air Canada, Porter, United Airlines and more.

TrainThe main Montreal Train Station is located in downtown Montreal. The train also makes a stop in Dorval at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. A free shuttle service takes passengers from the train stop in Dorval to the airport. The official Championships hotel provides a complimentary 24-hour shuttle service from the airport to the hotel.

Transportation of sport equipmentClubs/athletes are responsible for the transportation of their equipment. Below you will find some basic information for the transportation of equipment, such as pole vault poles.

Travel with your equipment on your air carrier and transport to Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard. You will be able to store equipment at Claude-Robillard.

If you require a solution for shipment of equipment, please contact Jörg Hess, Managing Director at GSL Global Sports Logistics, BMCI, by phone at 519-261-1146.

SHUTTLE SERVICE

A free shuttle service exists between Pierre Elliott Trudeau International airport and the official Championships hotel, the Holiday Inn Montreal Airport. The free airport shuttle to the hotel from the airport operates every 30 mins and leaves from DEPARTURE LEVEL DOOR 7.

Official Championship Shuttle

Friday Feb 9

To Claude-Robillard (venue)

To Holiday Inn Montreal Airport

15:00

17:30

Saturday Feb 10

06:30

12:45

07:30

14:30

08:30

16:45

09:30

18:45

12:00

20:30

16:00

21:00

17:30

21:30

18:30

22:00

22:30

Sunday Feb 11

06:30

12:00

07:30

13:00

08:30

14:00

09:30

15:30

10:30

16:30

11:30

ENTRY RULES & ELIGIBILITY

Entry qualification processAthletes may enter in the age categories outlined below. Canadian athletes are required to meet the citizenship eligibility criteria (Rule 86) and must be current members (2018) of their applicable provincial branch of Athletics Canada in order to compete for medals.

U16 (midget) categories: Born in 2oo3, 2004
U18 (youth) categories: Born in 2001, 2002U20 (junior) categories: Born in 1999, 2000

Eligibility of entry performancesAthlete performances are sourced directly from Athletics Canada’s rankings system. Only performances listed in the Athletics Canada rankings system will be eligible as seed performances in the Championships.

The Meet Director and/or Technical Delegate must vet international athlete performances. These performances should appear on the IAAF rankings.

Seed performances must appear in Athletics Canada’s INDOOR rankings. The qualifying period is Jan. 1, 2017, to Feb. 4, 2018. No performances achieved before or after this period will be used for seeding purposes.

Entry systemRegistration will open on Nov. 16, 2017, for athletes and coaches through the event webpage at www.athletics.ca. All entries and confirmations are the responsibility of the athlete, club or coach (including carded athletes). Entries are not completed until payment is received. The final entry deadline is Jan. 31, 2018, at 4 p.m. ET. No athlete entries will be accepted after this date, no exceptions. All entries are non-refundable. Phone entries must be completed prior to the deadline and will be charged an additional $5 per athlete.

Entry fees

1st event

2nd event

Additional events

Relays (per team)

Coach

$60

$50

$15

$50

$20

Confirmed entries will be posted on the event webpage.

TECHNICAL NOTES

THERE WILL BE NO TECHNICAL MEETING. All information will be available on the event webpage. Any questions concerning the conduct of the competition must be submitted to the Technical Information Centre (TIC) or by email to nicole.clarke@athletics.caby noon (12 p.m.) ET on Friday, Feb. 9. Final scratches are also due at this time.

Scratches must be submitted by email to nicole.clarke@athletics.ca or will be taken at the TIC. The deadline for scratches is noon (12 p.m. ET) on Friday, Feb. 9. Athletes can still scratch after this deadline; however, heats will not be re-seeded. If an athlete does not scratch the evening before the event he/she is participating in, and does not present themselves to their event they will be disqualified from the rest of the competition (unless medical documentation can be provided).

The facility will be open for training on Friday, Feb. 9, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Technical Director will decide after the closing of entries on starting heights/progressions for the high jump and pole vault. The Technical Director will also determine the number of sections and advancements in each track event.

The host organizing committee will make implements available. Personal implements will also be allowed, but must be checked in at least two hours prior to the event at the technical area next to the TIC.

Each athlete will receive two bibs, one with their name and one with a number. All athletes must wear the name bib on their chest, and the number on their back, except in high jump and pole vault where only one bib may be worn either on chest or back. Bib numbers will be distributed during the registration process; hip numbers will be provided at the Call Room.

Packages can be picked up at the TIC located in the stadium on Saturday and Sunday.
-Athletes and coaches pick-up registration packages at the TIC (Saturday and Sunday)
-Technical questions may be dropped off at the TIC
-Questions that arise during the Championships may be answered at the TIC
-All protests must be filed at the TIC
-Results and start lists will be available at the TIC

Results will be posted at the stadium on the wall adjacent to the TIC. Results and start lists will also be available here.

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) will administer doping control procedures. For more information on these policies click here. Athletes identified for doping control will be met by doping control personnel in the Mixed Zone at the conclusion of their event and escorted to the doping control office.

COMPETITION PROCEDURES

Warm-up area
The warm-up area is in the double-gym located across the hall from the track. Hurdles will be provided. Spikes may not be worn in the warm-up area. Athletes will not be permitted to use the competition track or field event sites except during authorized and published practice sessions and only the oval outside the straight stretches may be used.

Call RoomAll athletes must present themselves at the Call Room according to the scheduled check-in times. Two call rooms will be in operation; the first Call Room is in the warm-up area where athletes are to present themselves prior to the closing time. The second Call Room is located at the track after athletes have been escorted from Call Room 1. From Call Room 2 they will be escorted to the event site for competition. Team officials are not allowed to enter the Call Room. After closing time, all athletes must be in the Call Room zone ready for entry to the stadium. There will also be hurdles available on the straight stretch. Hurdlers will be provided with an extra 10 minutes on the track after checking into the Call Room.

Athletes’ Call Room reporting times will be according to the following schedule. All times are prior to the actual start time of the event (and not the heat number):

Event

Call Room opens (minutes)

Call Room closes (minutes)

Entry to stadium to Call Room 2

Track events

30

20

10

60m hurdles

35

25

20

High jump

60

50

40

Pole vault

80

70

60

Other field events

50

40

30

Relays

35

25

10

Once in the Call Room athletes will be identified by their bib number. Call Room officials will check the following in accordance with Athletics Canada rules:

Bib numbers

Shoes and spikes

Uniform

Note: In accordance with national team policies, athletes are not permitted to wear their Team Canada uniforms during the Championships. Club, branch or sponsor uniforms can be worn.

Bags (identification of and content of)

Personal belongings, including video and audio players, cameras, phones, radio transmitters and electronic devices in general (except watches) are not permitted

Award ceremoniesAwards will be presented on the upper concourse at the times noted in the final schedule.

Mixed Zone (media)All athletes will be escorted out of the competition area through the media Mixed Zone upon completion of the event.

Protests and appealsProtests concerning the result or conduct of an event must be made at the TIC within 30 minutes of the official posting of the results of the event.

MEDICAL SERVICES

A medical team will provide the necessary healthcare for the participants. The following health care and sports medicine services will be provided:

Medical personnel at track side during the Championships

Medical area where medical personnel are available throughout the Championships

There are a limited number of spots available for athletes who wish to bring their own medical staff. If you wish to apply for one of these spots, please contact Abou Ngame, Host Organizing Committee Chair (angame@athletisme.qc.ca, 514-252-3041, ext. 3808).

Medical and massage accreditation will not be available onsite.

NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION

Prior to competing in Montreal, please make sure you complete the 2018 National Team Declaration Form in order to be considered eligible for selection to a national team event, such as the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Representatives from Athletics Canada’s National Teams Department will be on-site in Montreal and available to answer any questions you may have pertaining to team selection and criteria.